2009 Champagne Billecart-Salmon, Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon, Rosé, Brut

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Description

Cherry stones, blood oranges and wild strawberries woven with aromas of freshly baked blackberry tartlets. The palate is woven with red berries, cream fraise, lemon pith and sun-kissed peach skin, supported by a seamless golden foam, pinot details and bright, saline minerality. A rich year in Champagne, yet this Rosé is agile, impressive and cellar-worthy. But utterly enjoyable now. Over 10 years on lees give profound richness and complexity (7g dosage).

Davy Zyw, Senior Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd (November 2022)

Colour Rosé

Sweetness Dry

Vintage 2009

Alcohol % 12.5%

Maturity Ready - at best (2017 - 2034)

Body Medium Bodied

Producer Champagne Billecart-Salmon

Critics reviews

Jancis Robinson MW 18/20

Very pale glowing salmon-orange colour. Rich, complex, burnished copper somehow) nose. Very luscious and seductive. Strawberry flavours but not sweet and simple at all. Creamy-smooth texture but with quite enough acidity – even in this ripe vintage – to keep this wine appetising and intriguing on the finish. Great stuff! A wine to send you to the table…

Drink 2021 - 2028

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com (Oct 2022)

Antonio Galloni 95/100

The 2009 Brut Rosé Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon is such a joyous Champagne. Intensely floral and effusive, the 2009 is a real charmer. Kirsch, sweet red cherry fruit, orange peel, mint, chalk and white pepper are all finely woven together. This is an especially brisk style, both for the year and for Billecart. If anything, the dosage feels a bit low here, which gives the wine chiselled contours and a slightly austere personality.

Drink 2027 - 2039

Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com (May 2022)

James Suckling 96/100

Copper-orange colour with aromas of grapefruit pith, cherry stones, dried roses, white pepper, pastries, walnuts and oyster shells. Refined and elegant with pretty, dried red and citrus fruit, layered with subtle spice and toast. Fine bubbles. Dry. 55% Pinot Noir from Mareuil-sur-Ay and Ay, and 45% Grand Cru chardonnay from Cote des Blancs, with 10% Pinot Noir red wine. Dosage 7g/L. Disgorged in July 2021.

Drink or hold

James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Aug 2022)

William Kelley 96/100

Incorporating fully 10% still red wine, Billecart's 2009 Brut Rosé Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon is showing beautifully, delivering fragrant aromas of plums, stone fruits, petals, sweet spices and marzipan. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and elegant, it's seamless and pillowy, with bright acids and a pure, precise profile, concluding with a bright, saline finish. In 2009, it was vinified entirely in stainless steel.

Drink 2022 - 2035

William Kelley, Wine Advocate (Aug 2022)

Yohan Castaing 98/100

A slightly flinty and vibrant bouquet alongside complex aromas of red berries, herbs and lemon, with fresh menthol notes coming through with some air. The palate is wonderful and elegant, with a vinous texture and a superb, calcareous finish. A blend of 45% Chardonnay and 55% Pinot Noir including 9% vinified as red wine), this Champagne, which has a dosage of 7g/L, is made for ageing.

Drink 2023 - 2050

Yohan Castaing, Decanter.com (Nov 2022)

About this wine

Champagne

In 1668, the monk Dom Pérignon is credited with discovering the traditional method of making sparkling wine - a technique now used worldwide. Yet it is only in Champagne, France’s most northerly wine region, that this method produces wines of such finesse and prestige. Today, Champagne is home to over 15,000 growers and 290 Champagne houses. The region’s cool climate often necessitates a blend of grape varieties: Chardonnay brings fruit and elegance, while Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier provide body and backbone.

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